16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. UNiTE to End Violence against Women

Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023

The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. There is #NoExcuse for violence against women and girls.

The 16 Days of Activism is an opportunity to revitalize commitments, call for accountability and action from decision-makers, as the world approaches the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 2025 – a visionary blueprint for achieving gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights everywhere. Read the concept note.

1 in 3 women experience violence in their lifetime

There is #NoExcuse to violence against women

Nearly  one in three women experience violence in their lifetime. Girls are at particular risk of violence—1 in 4 adolescent girls is abused by their partners.

For thousands of women, the cycle of gender-based violence ended with one final and brutal act—their murder by partners and family members.

Femicide (or feminicide) is the intentional killing of a women or girl because of her gender. It is a universal problem, and the most brutal, visible, and extreme manifestation of the cycle of gender-based violence that women and girls endure.

Violence against women and girls can and must be prevented.

Most female homicides were committed by partners or family members

Take action with the UNiTE campaign

End impunity by holding perpetrators accountable and establishing zero tolerance of violence against women and girls.
Adopt, implement and fund National Action Plans to end violence against women and girls.
Invest in prevention and women’s rights organizations to ensure rights and access to essential services for survivors.